Hootenanny 2017 – Day 3

Here we GO!!! Welcome to DAY THREE of the cray, my friends! C’mon, now. We’re just getting started! WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED UP IN HERE, PEOPLE! Of course, the elves have been prepping for this since, like, September, so they’re already primed for the inevitable ramping up that occurs with this event, which is why we now have tinsel hanging from the ceiling fans and mistletoe strung across reindeer antlers.

Which has resulted in no end of amusement for the elves, who have been running around smooching on the reindeer before the latter have any time to do anything about it. I’ve managed to get the mistletoe off five of them, but the others are on a pizza run, so that’ll have to wait.

Tucker doing some supply shopping.

Pretty sure the elves are high on peppermint, too. You haven’t lived until you’ve run an event like this with bunches of giddy elves reeking of peppermint, eggnog, and pine needles who are also Star Wars fanatics. They’ve got the trailer for The Last Jedi on repeat and Tucker is working on his cosplay for Captain Phasma. This should be good, people, since Gwendoline Christie, who plays her, is 6’3″.

Thank GOD the pizzas are here. I have to get the mistletoe off the last of the reindeer while the elves are distracted and the neighbors usually stop by with brownies (because of course the elves need more sugar…) and hot apple cider. And then there’ll be a dance party by the tree. Because IT IS ONLY DAY THREE and this, my friends, is just the beginning…

SHOUT-OUT to all the authors and publishers who are joining us this year. THANK YOU! We couldn’t do it without you and we are always so gratified at your generosity. And thank you, readers, for joining us.

All right! Housekeeping!

If you want in on today’s goodies, just leave a comment below. One entry per person, please. Let us all share the luv. Feel free to have convos back and forth, but we only count one of those as your entry.

We close each day’s blog at 10 PM EST US (world clock linkie) and then we will do the drawings. The first person drawn gets the first thing listed, the second the second, and so on. That keeps it easy for everybody. Otherwise we’d be sitting in a corner somewhere tangled up in tinsel and peppermint and mumbling weird things to ourselves.

We notify winners as soon as we draw them and then we will post the winners’ names by each prize won. So if you see your name but you haven’t gotten an email from us, check your spam filter. If that doesn’t work, drop us a line at the contact page and we’ll get it figured out. NO worries!

Authors, if you have a book up for grabs, please refrain from joining in the drawing because WEIRD to win your own book. Thanks.

Here come merry elves, here come merry elves, right down Hootenanny Lane
They’ve got books and lots of stuff it’s happy time again
Many good vibes will come to all, if we just dance all night
So let’s give thanks for all these books ’cause the merry elves come tonight

ANN ROBERTS – Winner Allison Mugnier
Ann has ONE EBOOK of A Secret to Tell, one of her Ari Adams mysteries for you to check out! Follow amateur sleuth/real estate agent Ari and see what kind of trouble she gets into.

A.E. RADLEY – Winner Bev
A.E. Radley is offering ONE EBOOK, winner’s choice of any of her books. Click HERE to see.

JEAN CROSS – Winner beachwench
Jean has ONE EBOOK for a lucky winner. Join teenager Bernie Brownfeather, her best friend Tawanda, and Bernie’s brother Joxey as they try to figure out why Joxey will soon lose his ability to fly. In the process, they uncover other mysteries.

RJ LAYER – Winner Sarah
RJ has ONE EBOOK of Dreams Unspoken ready to go, just released this month. Jo leaves horse-training behind to mend some fences with her family in Ohio. Things could be worse. And then they might get better after she meets Maria.

ROBYN NYX – Winner Marie Foose
Robyn has ONE PAPERBACK (will ship anywhere) available! Sparks fly between a journalist and a humanitarian, but danger is afoot.

RHAVENSFYRE – Winner Cynthia C
Rhavensfyre are offering ONE EBOOK copy, READER’S CHOICE of any of their books. Have a look.

JOVE BELLE – Winner Alena
Jove has ONE EBOOK, READER’S CHOICE! Will it be her thriller/suspense? Romance? Erotica? You choose.

CATHERINE LANE – Winner Hayde
Catherine has ONE EBOOK available of Tread Lightly, her fairy tale-ish/urban fantasy romp in which a fairy godmother takes a VIP case and things might not turn out as she would hope.

HEATHER BLACKMORE – Winner Diana Perez-Soria
Heather has ONE EBOOK (or paperback, U.S. only) up for grabs of her high-stakes romance in which opposites just might attract, but a secret uncovered could make one lose everything.

YVONNE HEIDT – Winner Jess2380
Yvonne has ONE EBOOK of her latest, a romance, ready to go! A veterinarian and a socialite. Nothing in common. But maybe a little help from the Other Side can help.

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Here I sit, snow day beneath me
Working from home
So I don’t die on the drive
But the pets, oh, the pets
Do not believe in things like work
And email, or paychecks
And Michigan is cold
This time of year

But work, yes the evil that is corporate devotion
Calls to me loud and long
And while writing programs is challenging
It’s not nearly as fun as writing novels
So when Hootenanny arrives in my inbox
I pounce on it with glee
A welcome distraction from the mundane
A respite from responsibility

Pizza actually sounds pretty good right now 🤔 with a large glass of something ice cold and fuzzy, feet up with a book. Working in December ruins my festive spirit. Come on last day of work! Nic needs to go catch some sun at the beach!

The poor rescue elves. The wind blew so ferociously last night, their rescue helmets came right off their heads! They are on a mission to rescue them out of the trees today. The snow has tapered off and has everyone wearing their goggles against the snow glare. Everyone was grateful the garland around the railing was only about 20 yards away and stuck in a pine tree up the hill. They’ve decided it’s like having an outdoor tree and have run a heavy duty waterproof extension cord to it. They’re busy stacking wood that blew over on the porch last night so we can have a roaring fire with our eggnog and cinnamon moonshine tonight. Happy Hootenanny everyone!!!

I didn’t know Elves liked Egg Nog. Count me in for today. A special thanks to all the Authors and publishers who make the Hootenanny so special every year. If it wasn’t for their generosity there wouldn’t be the free stuff.
THANK YOU!

Nothing like your bank screwing something up to start the day off right! I’m ordering pizza tonight, which means I remembered the Hootenanny tonight. Hope everyone else’s day went better than mine did.